m/v Ortelius

  • Weddell Sea Cruises

Though our voyages are primarily meant to offer our passengers an exploratory wildlife program with as much time ashore as possible, Ortelius offers all the comforts of a standard hotel ? along with a bar and lecture room. Flexibility assures maximum wildlife opportunities. As such, Ortelius carries 10 Zodiacs with 60hp Yamaha engines.

Specifications

  • Passengers: 116 – 123 in 53 cabins
  • Staff & crew: 52
  • Length 90.95
  • Breath: 17.20 meters
  • Draft: 5.4 meters
  • Ice class: UL1 (Equivalent to 1A)
  • Displacement: 4090 tonnes
  • Propulsion: 6 ZL 40/48 SULZER
  • Speed: 10.5 knots average cruising speed

Amenities

”Ortelius” offers a comfortable hotel standard, with two restaurants, a bar/lecture room. Our voyages are primarily developed to offer our passengers a quality exploratory wildlife program, trying to spend as much time ashore as possible.

Deck Plan

Cabins

Quadruple Portholes

2 portholes
2 upper / lower berths
Private shower, toilet & Hair dryer
Desk, chair & Flatscreen TV
Telephone & WiFi (supplemented)
Ample storage space

Triple Porthole

1 upper / lower berth + 1 single lower berth
Private shower, toilet & Hair dryer
Desk & chair, Flatscreen TV
Telephone & WiFi (supplemented)
Ample storage space

Twin Porthole

2 portholes
2 lower berths
Private shower, toilet & Hair dryer
Desk, chair & Flatscreen TV
Telephone & WiFi (supplemented)
Ample storage space

Twin Window

2 windows
2 lower berths
Private shower, toilet & Hair dryer
Desk, chair & Flatscreen TV
Telephone & WiFi (supplemented)
Ample storage space

Twin Deluxe

3 windows & 2 lower berths
Private shower, toilet & hair dryer
Desk, chair & flatscreen TV
Small sofa
Refrigerator, coffee & tea maker
Telephone & WiFi (supplemented)
Ample storage space

Superior

2 windows (minimum)
1 double bed & 1 single (sofa) bed
Private shower, toilet & hair dryer
Desk, chair & flatscreen TV
Telephone & WiFi (supplemented)
Refrigerator, coffee & tea maker
Ample storage space

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Voyages by this vessel

The below departures correspond to the M/V Ortelius, you can use our advanced filters to help you search and find the most perfect voyage for you. Please note all prices are reflected in USD and are quoted per person. 

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Weddell Sea In Search of the Emperor Penguin

Start : 20 Nov, 2024  End : 30 Nov, 2024
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
11 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $12,100
$9,700
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Quadruple Porthole
$12,100 $9,700
Twin Porthole
$13,800 $11,050
Twin Window
$14,350 $11,500
Superior
$15,800 $12,650
Triple Porthole
  $13,800
Twin Deluxe
  $15,000

Antarctica Discovery

Start : 30 Nov, 2024  End : 10 Dec, 2024
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
11 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $7,900
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Quadruple Porthole
  $7,900
Triple Porthole
  $9,700
Twin Porthole
  $9,700
Twin Window
  $10,100
Twin Deluxe
  $10,750
Superior
  $11,550

Antarctica Falklands & South Georgia

Start : 10 Dec, 2024  End : 29 Dec, 2024
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
20 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $13,550
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Quadruple Porthole
  $13,550
Triple Porthole
  $16,500
Twin Porthole
  $16,500
Twin Window
  $17,250
Twin Deluxe
  $18,350
Superior
  $19,650

Antarctica Basecamp

Start : 29 Dec, 2024  End : 10 Jan, 2025
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
13 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $9,900
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Quadruple Porthole
  $9,900
Triple Porthole
  $12,150
Twin Porthole
  $12,150
Twin Window
  $12,650
Twin Deluxe
  $13,400
Superior
  $14,300

Antarctica Basecamp

Start : 10 Jan, 2025  End : 22 Jan, 2025
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
13 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $9,900
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Quadruple Porthole
  $9,900
Triple Porthole
  $12,150
Twin Porthole
  $12,150
Twin Window
  $12,650
Twin Deluxe
  $13,400
Superior
  $14,300

Antarctica Discovery

Start : 22 Jan, 2025  End : 1 Feb, 2025
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
11 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $8,650
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Quadruple Porthole
  $8,650
Triple Porthole
  $10,700
Twin Porthole
  $10,700
Twin Window
  $11,150
Twin Deluxe
  $11,800
Superior
  $12,650

Antarctica Discovery

Start : 1 Feb, 2025  End : 11 Feb, 2025
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
11 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $8,650
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Quadruple Porthole
  $8,650
Triple Porthole
  $10,700
Twin Porthole
  $10,700
Twin Window
  $11,150
Twin Deluxe
  $11,800
Superior
  $12,650

Remote Weddell Sea Explorer

Start : 11 Feb, 2025  End : 10 Mar, 2025
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
28 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $24,700
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Quadruple Porthole
  $24,700
Triple Porthole
  $31,100
Twin Porthole
  $31,100
Twin Window
  $32,300
Twin Deluxe
  $33,850
Superior
  $35,600

Antarctica & Crossing the Circle

Start : 10 Mar, 2025  End : 21 Mar, 2025
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
12 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $7,700
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Quadruple Porthole
  $7,700
Triple Porthole
  $9,450
Twin Window
  $9,450
Twin Deluxe
  $10,000
Twin Deluxe
  $10,600
Superior
  $11,200

Antarctica Beyond the Polar Circle

Start : 21 Mar, 2025  End : 5 Apr, 2025
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
16 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $10,500
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Quadruple Porthole
  $10,500
Triple Porthole
  $12,800
Twin Porthole
  $12,800
Twin Window
  $13,400
Twin Deluxe
  $14,300
Superior
  $15,300

North Spitsbergen

Start : 12 Jun, 2025  End : 19 Jun, 2025
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
8 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $4,300
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Quadruple Porthole
  $4,300
Triple Porthole
  $5,350
Twin Porthole
  $5,950
Twin Window
  $6,450
Twin Deluxe
  $6,800
Superior
  $7,750

North Spitsbergen

Start : 19 Jun, 2025  End : 26 Jun, 2025
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
8 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $4,300
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Quadruple Porthole
  $4,300
Triple Porthole
  $5,350
Twin Porthole
  $5,950
Twin Window
  $6,450
Twin Deluxe
  $6,800
Superior
  $7,750

North Spitsbergen Basecamp

Start : 26 Jun, 2025  End : 3 Jul, 2025
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
8 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $4,300
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Quadruple Porthole
  $4,300
Triple Porthole
  $5,350
Twin Porthole
  $5,950
Twin Window
  $6,450
Twin Deluxe
  $6,800
Superior
  $7,750

East Spitsbergen and Bear Island

Start : 3 Jul, 2025  End : 12 Jul, 2025
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $5,650
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Quadruple Porthole
  $5,650
Triple Porthole
  $7,000
Twin Porthole
  $8,200
Twin Window
  $8,850
Twin Deluxe
  $9,500
Superior
  $10,650

Around Spitsbergen

Start : 12 Jul, 2025  End : 21 Jul, 2025
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $5,650
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Quadruple Porthole
  $5,650
Triple Porthole
  $7,000
Twin Porthole
  $8,200
Twin Window
  $8,850
Twin Deluxe
  $9,500
Superior
  $10,650

Around Spitsbergen

Start : 21 Jul, 2025  End : 30 Jul, 2025
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $5,650
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Quadruple Porthole
  $5,650
Triple Porthole
  $7,000
Twin Porthole
  $8,200
Twin Window
  $8,850
Twin Deluxe
  $9,500
Superior
  $10,650

Around Spitsbergen

Start : 30 Jul, 2025  End : 8 Aug, 2025
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $5,650
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Quadruple Porthole
  $5,650
Triple Porthole
  $7,000
Twin Porthole
  $8,200
Twin Window
  $8,850
Twin Deluxe
  $9,500
Superior
  $10,650

Spitsbergen Northeast Greenland

Start : 17 Aug, 2025  End : 30 Aug, 2025
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Akureyri
14 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $7,450
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Quadruple Porthole
  $7,450
Triple Porthole
  $9,000
Twin Porthole
  $10,450
Twin Window
  $11,500
Twin Deluxe
  $12,150
Superior
  $13,550

East Greenland Scoresby Sund

Start : 30 Aug, 2025  End : 8 Sep, 2025
Departure : Akureyri   Arrival : Akureyri
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $5,650
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Quadruple Porthole
  $5,650
Triple Porthole
  $7,000
Twin Porthole
  $8,200
Twin Window
  $8,850
Twin Deluxe
  $9,500
Superior
  $10,650

Antarctica Falklands & South Georgia

Start : 22 Oct, 2025  End : 11 Nov, 2025
Departure : Puerto Madryn   Arrival : Ushuaia
21 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $14,250
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Quadruple Porthole
  $14,250

Weddell Sea In Search of the Emperor Penguin

Start : 11 Nov, 2025  End : 21 Nov, 2025
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
11 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $12,900
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Quadruple Porthole
  $12,900
Triple Porthole
  $14,750
Twin Porthole
  $14,750
Twin Window
  $15,300
Twin Deluxe
  $16,350
Superior
  $17,150

Weddell Sea In Search of the Emperor Penguin

Start : 21 Nov, 2025  End : 1 Dec, 2025
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
11 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $12,900
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Quadruple Porthole
  $12,900
Triple Porthole
  $14,750
Twin Porthole
  $14,750
Twin Window
  $15,300
Twin Deluxe
  $16,350
Superior
  $17,150

Antarctica Discovery and Learning

Start : 1 Dec, 2025  End : 11 Dec, 2025
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
11 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $8,050
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Quadruple Porthole
  $8,050
Triple Porthole
  $9,800
Twin Porthole
  $9,800
Twin Window
  $10,250
Twin Deluxe
  $11,100
Superior
  $11,850

Antarctica Falklands & South Georgia

Start : 11 Dec, 2025  End : 29 Dec, 2025
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
19 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $14,500
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Quadruple Porthole
  $14,500
Triple Porthole
  $17,600
Twin Porthole
  $17,600
Twin Window
  $18,400
Twin Deluxe
  $20,000
Superior
  $21,400

Antarctica Basecamp

Start : 29 Dec, 2025  End : 10 Jan, 2026
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
13 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $11,100
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Quadruple Porthole
  $11,100
Triple Porthole
  $13,650
Twin Porthole
  $13,650
Twin Window
  $14,300
Twin Deluxe
  $15,400
Superior
  $16,500

Antarctica Basecamp

Start : 10 Jan, 2026  End : 22 Jan, 2026
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
13 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $11,100
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Quadruple Porthole
  $11,100
Triple Porthole
  $13,650
Twin Porthole
  $13,650
Twin Window
  $14,300
Twin Deluxe
  $15,400
Superior
  $16,500

Remote Weddell Sea Explorer

Start : 22 Jan, 2026  End : 18 Feb, 2026
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
28 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $26,500
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Quadruple Porthole
  $26,500
Triple Porthole
  $33,000
Twin Porthole
  $33,000
Twin Window
  $34,600
Twin Deluxe
  $37,000
Superior
  $39,000

Remote Weddell Sea Explorer

Start : 18 Feb, 2026  End : 17 Mar, 2026
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
28 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $26,500
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Quadruple Porthole
  $26,500
Triple Porthole
  $33,000
Twin Porthole
  $33,000
Twin Window
  $34,600
Twin Deluxe
  $37,000
Superior
  $39,000

Weddell Sea Basecamp

Start : 17 Mar, 2026  End : 29 Mar, 2026
Departure : Ushuaia   Arrival : Ushuaia
13 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $9,700
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Quadruple Porthole
  $9,700
Triple Porthole
  $11,950
Twin Porthole
  $11,950
Twin Window
  $12,600
Twin Deluxe
  $13,500
Superior
  $14,400

Arctic Ocean Expedition

Start : 27 May, 2026  End : 5 Jun, 2026
Departure : Aberdeen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $3,050
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Quadruple Porthole
  $3,050
Triple Porthole
  $3,650
Twin Porthole
  $4,350
Twin Window
  $4,650
Twin Deluxe
  $4,900
Superior
  $5,550

North Spitsbergen

Start : 5 Jun, 2026  End : 12 Jun, 2026
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
8 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $4,450
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Quadruple Porthole
  $4,450
Triple Porthole
  $5,550
Twin Porthole
  $6,150
Twin Window
  $6,700
Twin Deluxe
  $7,100
Superior
  $8,050

North Spitsbergen

Start : 12 Jun, 2026  End : 19 Jun, 2026
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
8 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $4,450
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Quadruple Porthole
  $4,450
Triple Porthole
  $5,550
Twin Porthole
  $6,150
Twin Window
  $6,700
Twin Deluxe
  $7,100
Superior
  $8,050

North Spitsbergen Basecamp

Start : 19 Jun, 2026  End : 26 Jun, 2026
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
8 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $4,450
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Quadruple Porthole
  $4,450
Triple Porthole
  $5,550
Twin Porthole
  $6,150
Twin Window
  $6,700
Twin Deluxe
  $7,100
Superior
  $8,050

East Spitsbergen

Start : 26 Jun, 2026  End : 3 Jul, 2026
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
8 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $4,450
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Quadruple Porthole
  $4,450
Triple Porthole
  $5,550
Twin Porthole
  $6,150
Twin Window
  $6,700
Twin Deluxe
  $7,100
Superior
  $8,050

Around Spitsbergen

Start : 3 Jul, 2026  End : 12 Jul, 2026
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $5,900
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Quadruple Porthole
  $5,900
Triple Porthole
  $7,250
Twin Porthole
  $8,500
Twin Window
  $9,200
Twin Deluxe
  $9,900
Superior
  $11,100

Around Spitsbergen

Start : 12 Jul, 2026  End : 21 Jul, 2026
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $5,900
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Quadruple Porthole
  $5,900
Triple Porthole
  $7,250
Twin Porthole
  $8,500
Twin Window
  $9,200
Twin Deluxe
  $9,900
Superior
  $11,100

Around Spitsbergen

Start : 21 Jul, 2026  End : 30 Jul, 2026
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $5,900
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Quadruple Porthole
  $5,900
Triple Porthole
  $7,250
Twin Porthole
  $8,500
Twin Window
  $9,200
Twin Deluxe
  $9,900
Superior
  $11,100

Around Spitsbergen

Start : 30 Jul, 2026  End : 8 Aug, 2026
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $5,900
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Quadruple Porthole
  $5,900

Around Spitsbergen

Start : 8 Aug, 2026  End : 17 Aug, 2026
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $5,900
Show Prices
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Quadruple Porthole
  $5,900
Triple Porthole
  $7,250
Twin Porthole
  $8,500
Twin Window
  $9,200
Twin Deluxe
  $9,900
Superior
  $11,100

Around Spitsbergen

Start : 17 Aug, 2026  End : 26 Aug, 2026
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $5,900
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Quadruple Porthole
  $5,900
Triple Porthole
  $7,250
Twin Porthole
  $8,500
Twin Window
  $9,200
Twin Deluxe
  $9,900
Superior
  $11,100

Around Spitsbergen

Start : 26 Aug, 2026  End : 4 Sep, 2026
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Longyearbyen
10 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $5,900
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Quadruple Porthole
  $5,900
Triple Porthole
  $7,250
Twin Porthole
  $8,500
Twin Window
  $9,200
Twin Deluxe
  $9,900
Superior
  $11,100

Northeast Greenland Extreme

Start : 4 Sep, 2026  End : 17 Sep, 2026
Departure : Longyearbyen   Arrival : Akureyri
14 Days
m/v Ortelius
From $7,750
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Quadruple Porthole
  $7,750
Triple Porthole
  $9,350
Twin Porthole
  $10,850
Twin Window
  $11,950
Twin Deluxe
  $12,650
Superior
  $14,050

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